F1-2009...All your Discussions here....!

raj.barcode · 4th March 2009, 18:35

1 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 00:01'19''945
2 1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 00:01'20''250
3 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 00:01'20''520
4 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 00:01'20''861
5 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 00:01'20''894
6 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 00:01'20''948
7 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 00:01'21''476
8 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 00:01'21''753

Most interesting part is Hamilton has done only 8 laps or so and had an engine in flames and Kimi has done highest number of laps with 71 with Fernando testing with a new front wing. This update is at 2:00 in the noon

raj.barcode · 5th March 2009, 12:11

what's interesting to know is that Fernando's fastest time came in the set of Five Lap stint and Kimi's fastest lap came in 13 lap stint and the difference is .385 so fuel loads may be a factor

raj.barcode · 6th March 2009, 10:21

Check this Website For rescued Honda F1 Team

Official site of the Brawn GP F1 Team

Extract from the same website

(On behalf of everyone at Brawn GP, welcome to our new team and our new website BrawnGP.com

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you - our fans, our partners and our media colleagues - for your tremendous support during the past few months. It has been a challenging period but we have now achieved a very pleasing conclusion to the strenuous efforts which have been made to secure our future. We have also been left in no doubt as to the level of enthusiasm for the team and our ambitions.

Our focus now is on preparations for the first race of the 2009 calendar in Melbourne on 29 March. Over the coming weeks we will bring you the very latest news and pictures from the build-up to the Brawn GP team's debut season plus our plans for the development of BrawnGP.com

Enjoy the new season.

With very best wishes

Ross Brawn
Team Principal)

anachronix · 6th March 2009, 10:43

Brawn GP! WoW. Thats great news

motor_breathing · 6th March 2009, 11:33

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Brawn GP! WoW. Thats great news

That's good news indeed and it will be interesting to see what he can do. Any idea about the engine supplier ?

raj.barcode · 6th March 2009, 12:55

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Originally Posted by motor_breathing

That's good news indeed and it will be interesting to see what he can do. Any idea about the engine supplier ?

Engine Supplier is Mercedes Benz : 2.4 litre Mercedes- Benz FO108W formula one engine
Drivers : Rubens and Button and have not announced Test Driver

SilentEngine · 6th March 2009, 13:45

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Originally Posted by raj.barcode

Engine Supplier is Mercedes Benz : 2.4 litre Mercedes- Benz FO108W formula one engine
Drivers : Rubens and Button and have not announced Test Driver

Good that we have 10 teams competing this season.

Is this engine same as the one Force India gets?

motor_breathing · 6th March 2009, 13:58

Honda after the mid of last season said they are focusing on 2009 car development. If it had gone well and no issues with mating of the mercedes 2.4 unit, hopefully we could see Brawn F1 running in midfield with the likes of williams and Redbull. (Or I am too optimistic)

anachronix · 6th March 2009, 15:05

I guess you are too optimistic mate.

The Honda 2009 chassis was built for the Honda engines. Now that the Mercedes deal is through, they have to do a lot of work on the chassis!

And Brawn has already stated that they have revised targets to 2010! Not sure of the source

raj.barcode · 7th March 2009, 11:19

First images of BGP 001, color scheme looks cool and front wing looks too complicated

raj.barcode · 7th March 2009, 13:15

IMPORTANT FOTA DISCUSSIONS

Formula one teams have proposed a new points scoring system for the 2009 season and beyond.

The FOTA alliance fronted a media event in Geneva on Thursday, where they laid out their blueprint for the evolution of the sport.

A tweaked points system to be implemented immediately - replacing the current 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 with 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 - is one of the major initiatives.

A statement said the plan, an alternative to Bernie Ecclestone's rejected 'medals' proposal, would similarly ‘give greater reward to Grand Prix winners’.

In 2010, a point may be awarded to the team with the fastest race pitstop.

Another interesting commitment is to publish race fuel loads, tyre specifications and refuelling data, while next year the teams want to reduce the duration of races from 300km to 250km.

SOURCE: F1 : FOTA reveals F1 blueprint in Geneva - FOTA - F1-Live.com

vikram_d · 9th March 2009, 23:01

Some good news from the Brawn F1 team.

The Official Formula 1 Website

Tejas@perioimpl · 10th March 2009, 00:25

Little OT here but i thought this is the best place to post:

Ferrari store (www.ferraristore.com) has free shipping on all products till 16th March. For anyone interested.

motor_breathing · 10th March 2009, 08:35

Good to see Jense completing 140 odd laps without any reliability problems. Laptime also seems pretty good.

raj.barcode · 10th March 2009, 10:57

Laptimes of Latest Tests

Barcelona - 09/03/2009
1 . N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.09 - 1:20.338 (+ 0.000 ) - 96 laps
2 . K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F60 - 1:20.908 (+ 0.570 ) - 81 laps
3 . J. Trulli - Toyota TF109 - 1:20.937 (+ 0.599 ) - 121 laps
4 . J. Button - Brawn GP Mercedes BGP001 - 1:21.140 (+ 0.802 ) - 82 laps
5 . N. Piquet - Renault R29 - 1:21.662 (+ 1.324 ) - 126 laps
6 . S. Bourdais - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR4 - 1:22.158 (+ 1.820 ) - 86 laps
7 . M. Webber - Red Bull Renault RB5 - 1:22.246 (+ 1.908 ) - 117 laps
8 . A. Sutil - Force India Mercedes VJM02 - 1:22.452 (+ 2.114 ) - 129 laps
9 . K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW31 - 1:22.813 (+ 2.475 ) - 111 laps
10 . H. Kovalainen - McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 - 1:22.948 (+ 2.610 ) - 90 laps.

Is Mclaren Sandbagging or are they in real trouble this year and Button has done 82 laps not 140

4th March 2009, 18:35	#271
raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	1 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 00:01'19''945 2 1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 00:01'20''250 3 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 00:01'20''520 4 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 00:01'20''861 5 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 00:01'20''894 6 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 00:01'20''948 7 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 00:01'21''476 8 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 00:01'21''753 Most interesting part is Hamilton has done only 8 laps or so and had an engine in flames and Kimi has done highest number of laps with 71 with Fernando testing with a new front wing. This update is at 2:00 in the noon
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5th March 2009, 12:11	#272
raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	what's interesting to know is that Fernando's fastest time came in the set of Five Lap stint and Kimi's fastest lap came in 13 lap stint and the difference is .385 so fuel loads may be a factor
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6th March 2009, 10:21	#273
raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	Check this Website For rescued Honda F1 Team Official site of the Brawn GP F1 Team Extract from the same website (On behalf of everyone at Brawn GP, welcome to our new team and our new website BrawnGP.com I would like to take this opportunity to thank you - our fans, our partners and our media colleagues - for your tremendous support during the past few months. It has been a challenging period but we have now achieved a very pleasing conclusion to the strenuous efforts which have been made to secure our future. We have also been left in no doubt as to the level of enthusiasm for the team and our ambitions. Our focus now is on preparations for the first race of the 2009 calendar in Melbourne on 29 March. Over the coming weeks we will bring you the very latest news and pictures from the build-up to the Brawn GP team's debut season plus our plans for the development of BrawnGP.com Enjoy the new season. With very best wishes Ross Brawn Team Principal)
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6th March 2009, 10:43	#274
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Brawn GP! WoW. Thats great news
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6th March 2009, 13:58	#278
motor_breathing BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 267 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	Honda after the mid of last season said they are focusing on 2009 car development. If it had gone well and no issues with mating of the mercedes 2.4 unit, hopefully we could see Brawn F1 running in midfield with the likes of williams and Redbull. (Or I am too optimistic)
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6th March 2009, 15:05	#279
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	I guess you are too optimistic mate. The Honda 2009 chassis was built for the Honda engines. Now that the Mercedes deal is through, they have to do a lot of work on the chassis! And Brawn has already stated that they have revised targets to 2010! Not sure of the source
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7th March 2009, 11:19	#280
raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	First images of BGP 001, color scheme looks cool and front wing looks too complicated Attached Thumbnails
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7th March 2009, 13:15	#281
raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	IMPORTANT FOTA DISCUSSIONS Formula one teams have proposed a new points scoring system for the 2009 season and beyond. The FOTA alliance fronted a media event in Geneva on Thursday, where they laid out their blueprint for the evolution of the sport. A tweaked points system to be implemented immediately - replacing the current 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 with 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 - is one of the major initiatives. A statement said the plan, an alternative to Bernie Ecclestone's rejected 'medals' proposal, would similarly ‘give greater reward to Grand Prix winners’. In 2010, a point may be awarded to the team with the fastest race pitstop. Another interesting commitment is to publish race fuel loads, tyre specifications and refuelling data, while next year the teams want to reduce the duration of races from 300km to 250km. SOURCE: F1 : FOTA reveals F1 blueprint in Geneva - FOTA - F1-Live.com
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9th March 2009, 23:01	#282
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	Some good news from the Brawn F1 team. The Official Formula 1 Website
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10th March 2009, 00:25	#283
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,581 Times View My Garage	Little OT here but i thought this is the best place to post: Ferrari store (www.ferraristore.com) has free shipping on all products till 16th March. For anyone interested.
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10th March 2009, 08:35	#284
motor_breathing BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 267 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	Good to see Jense completing 140 odd laps without any reliability problems. Laptime also seems pretty good.
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10th March 2009, 10:57	#285
raj.barcode BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 273 Times View My Garage	Laptimes of Latest Tests Barcelona - 09/03/2009 1 . N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.09 - 1:20.338 (+ 0.000 ) - 96 laps 2 . K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F60 - 1:20.908 (+ 0.570 ) - 81 laps 3 . J. Trulli - Toyota TF109 - 1:20.937 (+ 0.599 ) - 121 laps 4 . J. Button - Brawn GP Mercedes BGP001 - 1:21.140 (+ 0.802 ) - 82 laps 5 . N. Piquet - Renault R29 - 1:21.662 (+ 1.324 ) - 126 laps 6 . S. Bourdais - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR4 - 1:22.158 (+ 1.820 ) - 86 laps 7 . M. Webber - Red Bull Renault RB5 - 1:22.246 (+ 1.908 ) - 117 laps 8 . A. Sutil - Force India Mercedes VJM02 - 1:22.452 (+ 2.114 ) - 129 laps 9 . K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW31 - 1:22.813 (+ 2.475 ) - 111 laps 10 . H. Kovalainen - McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 - 1:22.948 (+ 2.610 ) - 90 laps. Is Mclaren Sandbagging or are they in real trouble this year and Button has done 82 laps not 140
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